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She’s paying $2,100 a month for health insurance with an $8,000 deductible that she already blew through at the start of the year when her 4-year-old son was hospitalized with asthma.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
And in the hours leading up to publication, that rivalry blew up in a very human way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I don’t know if we blew a tire but it feels like the brakes locked up,” a pilot is heard saying in the video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Also read: How Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk blew its lead in GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
A lot of lives are at stake here, so don’t blow this one like you just blew your Lincoln simulation for the fifth time.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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